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Cairns population to be highest in northern Australia by 2050, outstripping ...

The Mayor of the Cairns Regional Council in far north Queensland is urging governments to take note of a new report predicting Cairns will have the highest population in northern Australia by 2050. Bob Manning said the prediction, from Cummings ... >> view original

11 Athletes In Cairns

Eleven (11) Shop N Save Athletics Fiji athletes will participate in the 2015 Oceania Athletics Championships in Cairns, Australia which starts today. The athletes are Banuve Tabakaucoro, Uluiyata Batinisavu, Wilisoni Rarasea, Ashneel Nand,Shane Tuvusa ... >> view original

Experience vs youth as IAAF Combined Events Challenge gets under way in ...

New Zealand's Brent Newdick faces a challenge from two young compatriots as the IAAF Combined Events Challenge for 2015 gets under way at the Oceania Championships in Cairns on Friday (8). Newdick last surpassed the 8000-point mark in 2012, the ... >> view original

Teams excited to march on for new season thrill

Cairns Netball officials including president Susan Moore and operations manager Kym McPhee-Smith welcomed everyone and expressed their excitement ahead of another big season across all age groups and divisions. “We've been doing the march-past ... >> view original

British tourist jailed for four years over $250000 diamond theft in Cairns in ...

A 31-year-old British national who stole a diamond worth $250,000 in Cairns last year has been sentenced to four years in jail by a far north Queensland court. The District Court heard Matthew Mark Luke John Osborne ran from the Cairns jewellery store ... >> view original

Cairns man on final leg of year of epic challenges to raise money for Youncare

Terry Phillis has embarked on a number of challenges to raise money for Young Care. Including the Kokoda trail, Simpson Desert Hike and Sydney and Gold Coast Marathons. Photo taken on the Kokoda Challenge course, Nerang. PICTURE: RICHARD ... >> view original

Government dumps plan to dredge Trinity Inlet in Cairns, Queensland MP Curtis ...

"All of us can have a discussion around what other proposals may be there to support the larger cruise liners coming into Cairns and the region, as well as ensuring that we have a discussion about what other future port expansions may be possible," he ... >> view original

Man stabbed to death in Cairns apartment

A man has died after being stabbed in the chest in Cairns in far north Queensland. Police were called to an apartment complex at Bungalow about 11:00am to find the 53-year-old man with stab wounds. Paramedics tried to revive him but he was pronounced ... >> view original

A Kiwi recommends ... Cairns

Best kept secret: Stony Creek Falls (a 10- to 15-minute drive from Cairns city centre) is a small creek in the suburb of the Rainforest Estate. It's a good place to go to escape the humidity. Best water activity: Snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef ... >> view original

Cairns out with injury as ladies thrashed by Hibs

The team went into the game without Fiona McNicoll, Keira Johnstone, Sydney Cairns and Nivana Crighton, with young keeper Hannah Dryden making her second start for the side, impressing the likes of onlooking Scotland manager Anna Signeul with her ... >> view original